Jingletown Arts & Business Communityin Oakland, California, is pleased to announce the 11th Annual Winter Art Walk, Saturday and Sunday, December 3 – 4, 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Galleries and studios in the neighborhood will also hold 2nd Friday Receptions on December 9, from 6:00 to 9:00p.m. These events are free and open to the public.

The annual winter open studio event highlights the work of more than 50 artists who live and/or work in the area known as Jingletown, which is situated between the Park and Fruitvale Street bridges bordered by the estuary separating Oakland from the island of Alameda. There will be food trucks featuring delicious local products.

Jingletown has a number of galleries, including: Faultline ArtSpace, Float Gallery, Gray Loft Gallery, Jingletown Art Studios and Gallery, Norton Factory Studios, as well as many art studios of many outstanding artists who are living and working in one of the most established arts districts in the Bay Area.

About Jingletown:Jingletown acquired its name at the turn of the century when Portuguese cannery workers whose earnings would “jingle” in their pockets at the end of the day as they walked home from the factories in the area, signifying prosperity. As time went on the neighborhood went into disuse, but in the early 1980’s artists realized the potential and converted many of the neglected warehouses into functioning live/work spaces. It is now a thriving artist community and one of the fastest growing arts district in the Bay Area. In a time when our neighborhood has been changing dramatically, the goal of the Jingletown Arts and Business Community is to heighten awareness about the rich and diverse population of working and exhibiting artists and the creative opportunities in the Jingletown Arts District. For a complete listing of Jingletown artists, businesses and upcoming events in the area, please visit our website: www.jingletown.org

Jingletown Arts & Business Community presents the Annual East Bay Open Studios, in conjunction with ProArts, Saturday and Sunday, June 3 – 4 and 11 – 12, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The annual open studio event highlights the work of artists who live and/or work in the area known as Jingletown, which is situated between the Park and Fruitvale Street bridges bordered by the estuary separating Oakland from the island of Alameda. There will be food trucks featuring delicious local products.

Among other notable artistic enterprises, it is the location of a number of galleries, including Gray Loft Gallery, Jingletown Art Studios and Gallery and 4:20 Gallery, as well as studios of many renowned artists who are living and working in one of the most recognized artists’ warehouse districts in Oakland.

The moniker Jingletown came from turn of the century when Portuguese cannery workers whose earnings would “jingle” in their pockets at the end of the day as they walked home from the factories in the area. Many of those canneries and factories closed and the neighborhood went into disuse, but in the early 1980’s artists realized the potential and converted many of the neglected warehouses into functioning live/work spaces. It is now a flourishing artist community in the Bay Area.

The goal of the Jingletown Arts and Business Community is to heighten awareness about the rich and diverse population of working and exhibiting artists in the neighborhood, and to promote creative opportunities in the Jingletown Arts District. Visitors to this historic arts district will see colorful mosaic murals on converted warehouse walls, intersection street painting art and the Peterson Street Community Wall, which features murals by many of the residents of Jingletown.

About Jingletown: The neighborhood acquired its name at the turn of the century when Portuguese cannery workers whose earnings would “jingle” in their pockets at the end of the day as they walked home from the factories in the area, signifying prosperity. As time went on the neighborhood went into disuse, but in the early 1980’s artists realized the potential and converted many of the neglected warehouses into functioning live/work spaces. It is now a thriving artist community and one of the fastest growing arts district in the Bay Area. Visitors to the neighborhood will see colorful mosaic murals on converted warehouse walls, intersection street painting art and the Peterson Street Community Wall, a work which features murals by many of the residents of Jingletown.

10th Annual Jingletown Winter Art Walk!!!

Galleries in the neighborhood will also hold 2nd Friday Art Walk receptions on December 11, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. These events are free and open to the public.

The 10th Annual Winter Art Walk event will include open studios and neighborhood galleries highlighting the work of outstanding artists who live and/or work in Jingletown. This unique artist district is situated between the Park and Fruitvale Street bridges bordered by the estuary separating Oakland from the island of Alameda. There will also be a number of food trucks featuring delicious local products in the neighborhood.

About Jingletown: The neighborhood acquired its name at the turn of the century when Portuguese cannery workers whose earnings would “jingle” in their pockets at the end of the day as they walked home from the factories in the area, signifying prosperity. As time went on the neighborhood went into disuse, but in the early 1980’s artists realized the potential and converted many of the neglected warehouses into functioning live/work spaces. It is now a thriving artist community and one of the fastest growing arts district in the Bay Area. Visitors to the neighborhood will see colorful mosaic murals on converted warehouse walls, intersection street painting art and the Peterson Street Community Wall, a work which features murals by many of the residents of Jingletown.